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Housing for Health
Rand Corporation
Year: 2017
A Los Angeles County program provides supportive housing coupled with case management to those experiencing homelessness and was associated with sharp reductions in health care use by program participants. Across all the public services examined, the cost of services for … Continue reading
No digital divide? Technology use among homeless adults
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
Year: 2017
Homeless adults experience increased risk of negative health outcomes, and technology-based interventions may provide an opportunity for improving health in this population. However, little is known about homeless adults’ technology access and use. Utilizing data from a study of 421 … Continue reading
Provider perceptions on HIV risk and prevention services within permanent supportive housing
AIDS Care
Year: 2017
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is an evidence-based solution to homelessness for persons experiencing chronic or long-term homelessness and one or more physical or behavioral health problems. Health services through PSH typically focus on physical and behavioral health. With the exception … Continue reading
Examining the health status of homeless adults entering permanent supportive housing
Journal of Public Health
Year: 2017
Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been recognized as an effective intervention and the national policy for addressing chronic homelessness in the United States. Due to an aging cohort of homeless adults and prioritizing those who are most vulnerable for housing, … Continue reading
Valley of the Sun United Way Final Evaluation of the Rapid Re-housing 250 Program
Valley of the Sun United Way
Year: 2017
Focus Strategies was commissioned to evaluate the operations and outcomes of the Maricopa County Rapid Rehousing 250 (RRH 250) program. This program was originally designed to transition at least 250 single individuals who had used overflow shelter on the Human … Continue reading
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Youth Coordinated Entry System (CES) Final Evaluation Report
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Year: 2017
The Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership Agencies (HHYP) launched the Youth Coordinated Entry System (CES) pilot in November 2015 to better meet the needs of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Focus Strategies was engaged to conduct … Continue reading
Evaluation of Housing for Health Permanent Supportive Housing Program
Rand Corporation
Year: 2017
Housing for Health (HFH), a division within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS), was established to provide supportive housing to DHS patients with complex medical and behavioral health issues who were experiencing homelessness. HFH goals are to … Continue reading
Availability of Comprehensive Services in Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles
Health and Social Care in the Community
Year: 2017
Studies have often described a specific model or models of permanent supportive housing (PSH), yet few studies have systematically examined what services are typically offered to PSH tenants in any given service system and how those services are offered. Using … Continue reading
Report and Recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee on Women & Homelessness
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Year: 2017
This report is intended to inform policymakers, service providers, and other stakeholders about the findings and recommendations of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Ad Hoc Committee on Women & Homelessness, created to confront the issue of rising homelessness … Continue reading
Prioritizing Which Homeless People Get Housing Using Predictive Algorithms
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2017
We present a predictive model for identifying homeless persons likely to have high future costs for public services. It was developed by linking administrative records from 2007 through 2012 for seven Santa Clara County agencies and identifying 38 demographic, clinical … Continue reading